The knobbed whelk (Busycon carica) is a species of very large predatory sea snail, or in the US, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Knobbed Whelk being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
- Sinistrofulgur pulleyi
- Busycotypus canaliculatus
- Volegalea cochlidium
- Forreria belcheri
- Melongena corona
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Busyconidae
- Genus
- Busycon
- Species
- Busycon carica
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